Tag: JCPOA
German foreign minister says Iran nuclear talks in Vienna entering ‘final phase’
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Thursday that nuclear talks with Iran are shifting into their “final phase,” and that despite Israeli reservations, a return to a nuclear agreement would make the region...
US State Department official: Iran nuclear talks ‘businesslike,’ open to direct talks
A senior U.S. State Department official told reporters that there are a “handful of weeks left” to seal a deal with Iran on a return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better...
Nuclear talks in Vienna moving ‘too slowly,’ says French foreign minister
Negotiations in Vienna over a possible return to the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement are proceeding slowly despite signs of progress in late December, France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday.
“They are slow, too slow and...
Israeli defense minister: Iran weak domestically, ‘without real bargaining chips’
Iran’s precarious domestic situation offers an opportunity for the international community to pressure the regime in negotiations over its nuclear program, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Monday.
Speaking at a meeting of the...
Gantz was warning Washington, not Tehran
It’s a classic case of good news and bad news. The good news refers to reports that the United States appears to be backing off on its plans to reopen the Jerusalem consulate to...
Bennett: Israel must change course on Iran, regardless of Vienna talks
Israel must “recalibrate” its strategy with regard to Iran, and will not be obligated by a U.S. return to the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday.
In a speech...
Negotiations around return to Iran nuclear deal to resume on Nov. 29
Talks on reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, will resume on Nov. 29 in Vienna, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator said on Wednesday, Reuters reported on...
Three plans to deal with Iran’s nuclear program: Which one will go into effect?
The freshly appointed head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami, made a significant announcement on Oct. 10.
Iran enriched more than 120 kilograms of uranium to the 20 percent level, he said—a...
US reassurances of weighing ‘other options’ on Iran start to ring hollow
Israel could be forced to attack Iran due to U.S. “appeasement,” former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday during a visit to Jerusalem. Such appeasement was made clearer during a press conference the...
Former Mossad chief: Iran ‘not even close to acquiring nuclear weapon’
Former Mossad director Yossi Cohen said on Tuesday that Iran’s position is weaker than it has been in the past.
“I think that Iran, to this day, is not even close to acquiring a nuclear...